Reenvisioning gerontological mental health nursing education: A commentary

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-120

  Butcher, Karl Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging stereotypes; Gerontological mental health nursing; Graduate nursing curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747052935     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390306292156     Document Type: Note

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